The Jensen Beach Falcons will square off against the Martin County Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jensen Beach took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Port St. Lucie an 8-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Martin County came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Greyhounds as they made off with an 11-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won seven matches by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Lincoln Park Academy from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Luciana Licht led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Martin County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those four games. As for Jensen Beach, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Jensen Beach might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Martin County in their previous matchup back in November. Will Jensen Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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